The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Muslim Vol.4 (3398-4518)

The authentic hadith collections of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are excellent in respect to their chain of transmissions and the texts as well as their general utility to all Muslims. The collections won the praise and acclaim of of Hadith scholars so much that they themselves produced similar works. Yet, their works contained the same hadiths but with their own independent chains. They called their works Mustakhraj. Imam Muslim is one of the foremost preservers of hadith of the Prophet. His book comes second only to Sahih al Bukhari in terms of authenticity according to majority of scholars.

Sahih Muslim is considered to be better than Sahih Bukhari in terms of organization and repetition according to some scholars of Islam. It is the second in the collection of 6 books called “Sihah Sittah” or “6 most authentic books”.  Imam Muslim took painstaking efforts in preserving the words, actions, sayings and approvals of the Prophet.

Imam Muslim was a very good student of Imam Bukhari and some of his Shuyukhs. However, he did not narrate from Imam Bukhari too much, thus reducing the of narrators.

Contents
16. The Book Of Marriage
Chapter 1. Marriage Is Recommended For The One Who Desires It And
Can Afford It, And The One Who Cannot Afford It Should
Distract Himself By Fasting.................................................   15
Chapter 2. Recommendation To The One Who Sees A Woman And Is
Attracted To Her, To Go To His Wife Or Slave Woman And
Have Intercourse With Her .................................................   19
Chapter 3. Mut'ah Marriage: It Was Permitted Then Abrogated, Then
Permitted Then Abrogated, And It Will Remain Forbidden
Until The Day Of Resurrection............................................   20
Chapter 4. The Prohibition Of Being Married To A Woman And Her
Paternal Aunt Or Maternal Aunt At The Same Time .............. 30
Chapter  5. The Prohibition Of Marriage For One Who Is In  Ihrâm,  And It
Is Disliked For Him To Propose Marriage ............................. 33
Chapter 6. The Prohibition Of Proposing Marriage When One's Brother
Has Already Proposed, Unless He Gives Permission Or Gives
UpThe Idea .....................................................................   37
Chapter 7.   Prohibition And Invalidity Of Sihighâr  Marriage ...................... 40
Chapter 8. Fulfilling The Conditions Stipulated In The Marriage .............. 42
Chapter 9. Seeking Permission Of A Previously-Married Woman In
Words, And Of A Virgin By Silence......................................   42
Chapter 10. It Is Permissible For A Father To Arrange The Marriage Of A
YoungVirgin ....................................................................   45
Chapter 11. It Is Recommended To Get Married And Arrange Marriages
In Shawwfil, And It Is Recommended To Consummate The
Marriage In That Month .....................................................   47
Chapter 12. It Is Recommended For The O'e Who Wants To Marry A
Woman To Look At Her Face ind Hands Before Proposing
Marriage To Her ..............................................................   47